Kinds Of Sentences
1.I got a video game today.- declarative
2.What are you talking about?-interrogative
3.Go clean your room.-imparative
4.Get home this instant!-exclamatory
How to Correct a Run-on Sentence
1.Add a comma-what did I do to you that is so bad, because I didn't do anything.
2.Make it two sentences-What did I do to you that is bad?Because I didn't do anything.
3.Make it shorter-What did I do to you because I didn't do anything.
4.Use a semicolon-What did I do to you;because I didn't do anything.
Examples of Sentence Structure
Simple-I like to play video games.
Compound-I like to play video games, but I like school to.
Complex-Because I went to my friends house for the night, I packed some video games and a pillow.
Compound/Complex-Because I went to my friends house, we had a party.
Examples of Figurative language
Simile-My heart is like a forest fire burning to the bitter end.
Metaphor-My heart is a forest fire burning to the bitter end.
Hyperbole-I'm so hungry I could eat the titanic.
Alliteration-Peter Piper Picked a pickle pepper.
Onamotapoeia-Boom!
Personification-The rain danced in the wind.
Writing Styles
Absolute-Teeth gritting,nostrils steaming,the bully pulverized the kid.
Appositive-Blake,a very smart kid,built a super computer.
Adverb for effect-"The homework is due tomorrow."Mrs.Johnston said sternly.
Adjective beginning-Difficult is my middle name.
Dash- -
Speaker tag-Tom Ate dinner.
Vivid Verb-Sky streaming.
Kinds Of Sentences
1.I got a video game today.- declarative
2.What are you talking about?-interrogative
3.Go clean your room.-imparative
4.Get home this instant!-exclamatory
How to Correct a Run-on Sentence
1.Add a comma-what did I do to you that is so bad, because I didn't do anything.
2.Make it two sentences-What did I do to you that is bad?Because I didn't do anything.
3.Make it shorter-What did I do to you because I didn't do anything.
4.Use a semicolon-What did I do to you;because I didn't do anything.
Examples of Sentence Structure
Simple-I like to play video games.
Compound-I like to play video games, but I like school to.
Complex-Because I went to my friends house for the night, I packed some video games and a pillow.
Compound/Complex-Because I went to my friends house, we had a party.
Examples of Figurative language
Simile-My heart is like a forest fire burning to the bitter end.
Metaphor-My heart is a forest fire burning to the bitter end.
Hyperbole-I'm so hungry I could eat the titanic.
Alliteration-Peter Piper Picked a pickle pepper.
Onamotapoeia-Boom!
Personification-The rain danced in the wind.
Writing Styles
Absolute-Teeth gritting,nostrils steaming,the bully pulverized the kid.
Appositive-Blake,a very smart kid,built a super computer.
Adverb for effect-"The homework is due tomorrow."Mrs.Johnston said sternly.
Adjective beginning-Difficult is my middle name.
Dash- -
Speaker tag-Tom Ate dinner.
Vivid Verb-Sky streaming.